Ecological Perspectives on Development: The Childhood Years

1 course within ecological perspectives on development must be taken within the first 9 credits in the program.It provides a contextually based study of development, focusing on children during the elementary school years. Highlighting the ongoing interplay between cognition, language, affect and social functioning, students examine individual differences in abilities, learning styles, and academic performance, with attention to ecologically valid assessment strategies for linguistically and culturally diverse populations. Students explore the impact of family dysfunction, stress, poverty, and violence on development and academic performance. Strategies for creating classrooms that support prosocial development and learning are discussed.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F